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C. BAUMGARD.

SAFETY RAIL PoR R'EPLAQING GARS.

' No. 423,466. PatentedMaf.18,189o.

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UNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICEe THIRDS TO CHARLES STUEBNER AND BERNARDDREIFOOS, OF SAME PLACE. y

SAFETY-RAIL FOR REPLACING CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,466, dated March18, 1,890.

Application filed Jotober 16, 18.89. Serial No. 327, 1j78. (No modell)use the same, reference being had to the vaccompanying drawings, and `tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspeciiication.

This invention relates particularly to an iinprovement inrailway-tracks, the object of which is to provide for the replacing ofroll` .ving-stock upon the tracks from which they have been displaced inany manner.

It consists, essentially, of a safety rail or rails of special,construction secured in proximity to the main track and adapted to raisethe Wheels of displaced cars to the proper level, and also move themlaterally, so as to cause the cars to be replaced uponthe track by theircontinued motion after leaving the same.

:railsat specially dangerous points upon the` The main purpose istoplace these road, such as bridges and embankments; but they are alsoadapted to be placed temporarily at any desired point when needed.

The invention is fully set forth herein, and specifically pointed out inthe claims.

Figure l. is a plan of a portion of a railwaytrack showing mysafety-railarranged on one side of the same. Fig. 2 is an elevation ofthe outside rail. Fig. 3 is a cross-section through X Y of Fig. 1.

A A represent the rails of the main track B, the outside and B theinside safetyrail, and Bfa the continuation of said safety-rails,

--the latter extending as far as may be thought desirable, wherepermanently located at dangerous places, for the purpose of confiningcars which have left the track, the Wheels being guided between the mainrails A andthe safety-rails B2. The outside safety-rail B is preferablya steel casting, the ends of which correspond with the rails B2, butformed with an inclined plane D, rising from the base B3 to a height atleast as much above the level of the main track as the height of theWheeliiange from the tread. A vertical Wall O rises from this plane, andat the higher portion of the latterincli-nes laterally toward the mainrail. The recessed portion E ills in the space to the main rail, but isdepressed suiiiciently to always clear the flange of the Wheel. Theinside safety-rail B is in the main similar to B; but the inclined planeD2 does not rise to the same height, being below the level of the mainrail at its highest point nearly as much as the height of theWheel-flange, which latter rides upon the inclined plane D27, While theWheel-tread rides upon the corresponding plane D of the outside rail B.As the car rises upon these rails it is evident that the wheel restingupon B is raised suiiiciently to permit the Wheel-flange to pass overthe top of the main rail, While the other Wheel upon the same axle,Which rides upon its ilange, is only raised sufficiently to bring thetread to thc rail-level. The tendency thus is to tilt the car toward themain rails, which movement is positively effected by means of thevertical WallC, the laterallyinclined face of which compels it to movein that direction until each successive pair of Wheels rest in properposition upon the main track.

It is evident that these safety-rails may be placed upon both sides ofthe main rails to providefor derailment upon either side, and they maybe made to operate in only one diiia'nge recess between said inclinedplane and the track, and the rail B ,having an inclined plane D2remaining below said level, all subplane and the track, allsubstantiallyas set stantially as set forth. forth.

' 2. In an apparatus for replacing cars on In testimony whereof I affixmy signature railway-tracks, the rail B, arranged in relation inpresence of two Witnesses.

5 to said track substantially as described, and CHARLES BAUMGARD.

having the inclined plane D rising above the Witnesses: level of saidtrack, the laterally-inclined Wall ED. A. KELLs, 0,', and a ange recessbetween said inclined CHS. HUE'BNER.,

